Monday, March 26, 2012

Theodore Roosevelt's Return from Africa - 1910


Country: United States
Summary
TR returns from his African hunting trip through the countries of Sudan, France, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Great Britain, and finally his reception in New York City. There are views of: 1) his riverboat on the Nile River in Sudan; 2) TR's visit in Paris with French Ambassador Jules Jusserand, Gen. Jean B. Dalstein, American Ambassador Robert Bacon, and Mrs. Bacon; his trip to Issy-les-Moulineaux; TR reviewing French troops with Jusserand, Bacon, and Dalstein at Vincennes on Apr. 27, 1910; and TR leaving the University of Paris (Sorbonne) on Apr. 23, 1910; 3) TR with Prince Christian and others in Denmark May 2-3, 1910; 4) TR and King Haakon in Christiania (now Oslo) on May 4-6, 1910; 5) views of Berlin including the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag; TR, Kaiser Wilhelm, the Kaiserin, and others leaving the University of Berlin on May 12, 1910; 6) the funeral cortege at Windsor on May 20, 1910; identified in the processional, left to right, walking in rows are: Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, King George V of England, and the Duke of Connaught; the Duke of Cornwall (later King Edward VIII) and Prince Albert (later King George VI); two rows of the King's aides; King Alfonso XII of Spain, King George I of Greece, and King Haakon VII of Norway; King Manuel II of Portugal, King Frederik VIII of Denmark, and King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria; Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, King Albert I of Belgium, and Prince Yusuf Izzedin of Turkey; the Duke of Aosta, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch of Russia, and Prince Sadanaru Fushimi of Japan; the Crown Prince of Rumania (later King Carol II), the Duke of Sparta (later King Constantine I of Greece), and probably Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria; Crown Prince of Serbia (later Peter I), Duke Albrecht of Wurtemberg, and Prince Henry of the Netherlands; the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the Grand Duke of Hesse, and Prince Henry of Prussia; Crown Prince George of Saxony, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, and Prince Charles (later King Gustav VI) of Sweden; probably the Prince of Waldeck, probably Prince Tsai-tao of China, and Prince Mohammed Ali of Egypt; Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Prince Arthur of Connaught, and Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein; Prince Alexander of Battenburg; Prince George of Cumberland, and the Duke of Fife; TR is visible at the end of the procession; 7) TR's arrival in New York City, his greeting by Mayor William J. Gaynor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and William Loeb, his speech at the Battery, and the parade in his honor.
Other Titles
Theodore Roosevelt's return from Africa, 1910 [2]
Roosevelt Memorial Association title: Roosevelt's return from Africa
Created/Published
United States : Roosevelt Memorial Association Film Library, [1925?].
Notes
Editor, Mae Manning.
Subjects
Heads of state.
Kings and rulers.
Brandenburger Tor (Berlin, Germany).
Reichstagsgebäude (Berlin, Germany).
Denmark.
Oslo (Norway)
Streets--Germany.
Edward--VII,--King of Great Britain,--1841-1910--Death and burial.
Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
Actuality--Short.
Related Names
Gentry, Caroline, direction.
Manning, Mae, editing.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932.
Dalstein, Jean B.
Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919.
Christian X, King of Denmark, 1870-1947.
Haakon VII, King of Norway, 1872-1957.
William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941.
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936.
Arthur, Prince, Duke of Connaught, 1850-1942.
Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972.
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952.
Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, 1886-1941.
George I, King of the Hellenes, 1845-1913.
Manuel II, King of Portugal, 1889-1932.
Frederik VIII, King of Denmark, 1843-1912.
Ferdinand I, Czar of Bulgaria, 1861-1948
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, 1863-1914.
Albert I, King of the Belgians, 1875-1934.
Gaynor, William Jay, 1851-1913.
Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1873-1942.
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924.
Loeb, William, 1866-1937.
Roosevelt Memorial Association. Film Library.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Theodore Roosevelt in Africa - 1909


Country: United States
Summary
Scenes of African peoples and of TR's safari party, all probably filmed in British East Africa (Kenya) in 1909. View of TR planting a tree in front of trading company building, possibly located in Mombasa, long shot of busy amusement area in Kenyan seaport of Mombasa, including shot of ferris wheel filled with Swahilis; shots, taken from observation platform on train engine, of plains along the Uganda Railway, with herdsmen who are probably Masai and railroad workers visible along tracks; train pulls into small community; women who are probably Masai, incorrectly identified by interior title as Zulu, gather water at spring, accompanied by children.
Rainmaker dances in ritual ceremony, surrounded by Swahilis; members of unknown tribe draw water from a well, with large thatched structure in background; views of Masai men, women, and children in kraal, with clear shots of mud houses; TR and his party appear in group of Kikuyu and/or Masai tribesmen; women who are probably Masai, incorrectly identified by interior title as Zulu, form ceremonial circle on open plain; TR and members of his party examine a gun in the presence of African tribesmen; unidentified tribesmen pose individually for camera at close range, with campsite visible in background; at campsite porters work busily, either setting up or breaking camp, with TR briefly visible; view of Kikuyu and/or Masai dance, incorrectly identified by interior title as Zulu dance, in honor of TR's visit; Roosevelt party crosses stream, with porters carrying gear and safari members across water toward camera.
Other Titles
Theodore Roosevelt in Africa [1909, 2]
Roosevelt in Africa
Created/Published
United States : [s.n.], 1909.
Notes
Roosevelt Memorial Association lists date in title as 1910.
Film appears to be fragment of production, Roosevelt in Africa, released April 18, 1910.
Photographer, Cherry Kearton.
Appearing: President Theodore Roosevelt.
Subjects
Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Travel--Africa--Kenya.
Big game hunting--Africa.
Tree planting--Kenya.
Maasai (African people)
Maasai (African people)--Social life and customs.
Kikuyu (African people)
Kikuyu (African people)--Social life and customs.
Dance--Africa.
Africans.
Kenya--Social life and customs.
Mombasa (Kenya)
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Documentary films.
Newsreels.
Travelogues (Motion pictures)
Related Names
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, photographer.
Community Motion Picture Service, inc.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)